Week of May 16

Dota 2 International Updates

At this time Valve's Dota 2 International 3 tournament has accumulated a total prize pool of over 2 million dollars. For every International Compendium that is purchased by the community, Valve adds $2.50 to the prize pool. The Compendium is a virtual book that keeps you up to date on the state of The International 3. You can recieve special item drops, vote on tournament polls, and compare your predictions to your friends' Compendiums. These Compendiums are constantly being updated by Valve. In the past week over $400,000 have been added to the original $1.6 million prize pool, meaning over 160,000 Compendiums have been purchased.

Also, Valve has added new stretch goals for the Compendium. The initial goals were at $1,700,000, $1,850,000, and $2,600,000, rewarding a Battle Booster, increasing the immortal courier customization, and a new Immortal item.

The new goals are:

$2,000,000 – A custom HUD skin for all Compendium owners

$2,200,000 – A Taunt item with a brand new animation for all Compendium owners

$2,400,000 – Vote on participants in an 8 player Solo Championship (1 vs 1) at The International

Information on TheInternational 3, where the top sixteen teams in the world compete for over 2,000,000 dollars for the DOTA 2 championship can be found on Valve's Website. The Western Qualifiers have begun, broadcasted by the GD Studio. You can see the groups & matchups for the Qualifiers on the GDstudio website.